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FINITE MATHEMATICS, M118
SAMPLE TESTS AND STUDY HINTS
2003-2004
Introduction
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Introduction
About M118
Homework, quizzes, and exams are usually required of students enrolled in M118. Dates and
times of departmental exams are found in the Schedule of Classes. You MUST take
the departmental exams at the scheduled times. Most instructors use the following as a guide
in planning exams for the semester. Use it to plan your study sessions.
Exam
1
Departmental Midterm
3
Departmental Final
Material Covered
Chapters 1 and 2
Chapters 1, 2 and 3 and Sections 4.1 and 4.2
Chapters 5, 6 and 7
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Sections 8.1-8.3
Date
See Instructor
See Schedule of Classes
See Instructor
See Schedule of Classes
Your Background
Prerequisites: fractions, algebra, and a willingness to work.
Fractions.
You should be able to work with fractions quickly and correctly. You must be able to reduce a
fraction to “lowest terms” to match the multiple choice answers on departmental exams. If you
are uncomfortable with the following examples, you’ll need more math before you take M118.
72
111
2 4
+
7 9
=
=
24
37
46
63
Algebra.
You need to know enough algebra to understand how an equation is transformed step-by-step
into an equivalent equation. For example,
“ − 3x + 6 = 15”
to
“x = −3”.
Work.
The most important prerequisite is a willingness to think long and hard about a given problem
before giving up.
Dice and Cards.
You also need to know about dice and playing cards. A fair die is an ordinary 6-sided die (as
used in Backgammon, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, etc.). More precisely, it is a cube marked with
symbols for numbers in the set {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} having the property that each number is as likely
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to be on top of the die as any other number when the cube is thrown on a tabletop (an unfair
die would not have this property). Separate rolls of a die (fair or not) are usually assumed to
be independent (earlier rolls do not affect later ones.).
A standard deck is made up of 52 cards. Each card has a suit and a rank; there are 4
suits and 13 ranks. The red suits are Diamonds and Hearts. The black suits are Spades
and Clubs.
Course Outline
Chapter 1.
Most of this chapter deals with sets. A knowledge of sets, and how to represent and combine
them, is important throughout the course, especially in the study of probability. You need to
learn the vocabulary and notation of set theory. Among the other important concepts in
this chapter are tree diagrams, partitions, and the multiplication principle.
Chapter 2.
This chapter deals mainly with counting. The techniques for counting are many and varied. In
each problem, you will have to determine which techniques to use, or even devise techniques of
your own, and then apply the techniques correctly. There is no recipe which covers all cases.
Although memorizing answers to certain problems is not very helpful, remembering how you
solved a certain problem may be useful. You must understand how to get from story problems
to formulas, and then how to carry out the calculations needed to reach a final answer. More
time will be needed for study of Chapter 2 than for Chapter 1.
• EXAMINATION 1 covers Chapters 1 and 2.
Chapter 3.
This chapter contains the basic ideas of probability, and involves new concepts and notation.
One of the main ideas is that of conditional probability. A fundamental tool is the tree
diagram, with which many of the exercises in the chapter can be solved. This chapter also
considers a special kind of sequential experiment, called a Bernoulli trial.
Chapter 4.
The M118 course covers sections 4.1 and 4.2. The chapter deals with the important idea of a
random variable and the associated density function. The expected value (or average)
if a random variable is widely used in applications. The chapter also covers the standard
deviation of a random variable.
• MIDTERM EXAMINATION covers Chapters 1, 2, and 3 and Sections 4.1 and 4.2. This
is a departmental exam!
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LAST DROP DATE - The last date for an AUTOMATIC “W”
for all IU classes is shortly after the midterm exam. You won’t be
able to drop any courses after this time without a Dean’s permission.
If you are failing or otherwise unhappy with your grade, you should
consider withdrawing from the course by this date. The Math Department is quite strict about giving grades of “Incomplete”, and you
definitely will not qualify unless you complete all but the very end of
the course with a passing grade, and have a documented reason why
it is impossible for you to complete the course.
Chapter 5.
For most students, the beginning of this chapter is a review from previous courses. If you haven’t
worked with graphs of lines before, it would be a good idea to look ahead at the first section of
the chapter before it is discussed in class. Your instructor will probably cover the material very
quickly. The rest of the chapter is devoted to solving systems of linear equations, first with
two variables and then with any number of variables. It is important to learn the details
of the general method, even though you may already know a simpler method which works in
special cases. The general method is used again in Chapters 6 and 8 to find inverses of matrices.
Chapter 6.
This chapter introduces the idea of a matrix and shows how matrices are related to systems of
linear equations. Basic operations are defined. Section 6.3 covers an important application of
matrices in economics.
• EXAMINATION 3 covers Chapters 5, 6, and 7.
Chapter 7.
This chapter considers linear programming problems in two variables. These are problems
which involve finding the maximum or minimum of a linear function. It is very important to
learn how to set these problems up correctly. The problems are solved by using graphs of lines
in the plane and using points on these graphs to evaluate the objective function.
• FINAL EXAMINATION covers the entire course. This is a departmental exam!
Sample Exams
Although the exams in this pamphlet are mostly multiple-choice questions, the exams in your
class will not necessarily be multiple-choice. Some instructors use a mixture of multiplechoice and “show your work” problems. However, the departmental midterm and final will
consist mostly of multiple-choice questions. The exams in this booklet were selected from those
given to classes in recent years, and were written by a variety of professors.
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Some Study Hints
Learning Finite Mathematics takes work. Here are some useful hints:
• Do problems! If you do, and understand every exercise in the textbook, the exams will be
mostly straightforward and familiar to you. The exams in M118 focus entirely on problem
solving. The level of difficulty of the problems on examinations will usually vary from one
problem to another. Some problems will be easy, while some may be quite challenging.
• Study the examples in the textbook. Do not be reluctant to ask questions. If parts of the
examples are unclear to you, ask your instructor or assistant. Instructors expect questions
and are willing to help you to understand the examples.
• Do easy exercises first. The problems in each section generally get harder as you go along.
Sometimes knowing how to solve an earlier problem helps in solving a later one. If you have
trouble with number 15, then you probably haven’t done enough problems from 1-14.
• Make up easy examples similar to difficult problems. This helps you understand
what’s really going on in a problem. How many whole numbers are there between 5 and 173
(Including 5 and 173)? It’s not 168. You could write them all down and count them, but it’s
easier to consider a simpler example — how many whole numbers are there between 5 and 7
(including 5 and 7)? It’s easy to see that the answer is 3 (not 2): the numbers 5, 6, and 7.
We get one more than the difference by counting both 5 and 7. The same thing will happen
in the big example, so we get 169 numbers between 5 and 173. Using small numbers instead
of big ones is frequently very helpful.
• Use the answers in the back of the textbook only as a check on your work. It
is useful to know whether you have the correct answer to a problem. For that reason, the
answers to the odd-numbered exercises are given in the text. You should not use these answers
to determine how to solve a problem. Solve the problem first, and then check whether your
answer is correct.
• Study for understanding. The major goal of this course is for you to learn to solve
problems. It is not enough to solve a problem by finding a similar example worked in the text
or in your lecture notes and plugging in different numbers. After all, you won’t have your text
and notes available during exams! You should study the text and your notes until you think
you understand the new ideas, and then test your understanding by working the exercises.
• Read actively. Read the material on each subject in the text before the material is covered
in class so you will be prepared to understand what your instructor says in each lecture. This
makes it easier to take notes and to focus your attention on the more difficult material. Reread
a portion of the book after some later material has had a chance to “sink in”. If you don’t
understand, mark it and be sure to keep coming back to try again until you do understand
it. Read with your pencil in hand; work out the exercises in the margin as you go.
• Study the vocabulary of mathematics. Be able to explain each of the “Important Terms
and Concepts” listed in the last section of each chapter. Know how to pronounce special
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symbols out loud (for example, “5!” is pronounced “five factorial”). Each term is discussed
in the text, and defined in the glossary near the end of the textbook.
• Take advantage of help sessions and the office hours of the instructors and assistants. At the beginning of the semester you will be given information about the times during
which help is available; make careful note of the schedule, and use these services frequently.
It is silly to spend hours puzzled when a visit to a help session or an office hour can clear
things up. Don’t be afraid to ask questions – people are there to help. Being prepared with
specific questions or problems can make your visit more productive.
• Form study groups. Talking about mathematics helps one learn mathematics, so many
people find study groups (say of 3 or 4 people) helpful. Typically students try the problems
individually and then talk about them in the group. On the other hand, you will take exams
and quizzes alone, so make sure your group works efficiently and is not an excuse for gabbling
or for people avoiding doing the exercises themselves.
Taking Examinations
Be prepared.
The most important part of taking an exam is to be sure you are prepared. In addition, here
are some things you can do to improve your performance.
• Look over the examination, make a general time allocation, and stick to it. If you have a 15question examination in a 50-minute class, you have an average of slightly less than 4 minutes
per question. You probably cannot afford to spend 15 minutes on one question. You should
plan to complete about half the questions in 25 minutes, which is half the time available.
• Read through the exam and work the problems that are most familiar to you first.
• Answer all multiple-choice and true/false questions. On multiple-choice tests, guessing is a
better strategy than leaving an answer blank.
• Be sure to show work if you are asked to do so.
• Try to leave enough time to review your work.
• Do your own work. It is department policy to enforce general university policies on academic honesty.
Sample Exams and Quizzes
To get the most benefit from this booklet, it is recommended that you take each of the included
exams and quizzes under realistic test conditions. In other words,
• Try to get through the entire exam in the specified time.
• The first time you go through each exam, you should work alone.
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• Find out if calculators will be allowed on the exam. If they won’t, you shouldn’t use one on
the practice exam, either.
• After the time is up (and only then), use the answers in the back of this booklet to check your
work and help clear up any points of confusion.
Exam 1 – Version 1
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Exam 1 – Version 1
This is a 75 minute test.
1. Consider the universal set U = {a, b, c, d, 1, 2, 3} along with subsets A = {a, b}, B = {c, 1}
and C = {a, 1, 2, 3}. Find the set (A ∪ (B ∩ C))0 .
(A) {a, 1}
(D) {b, c, d, 2}
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(B) {c, d, 2}
(E) {b, c, d, 2, 3}
(C) {c, d, 2, 3}
(F) none of these
2. Identify the shaded set in the following Venn diagram.
A
B
(A) (A ∩ B) ∩ (B ∪ C)
(D) (A0 ∩ B) ∪ C
C
(B) (A ∩ B) ∪ (B ∩ C)
(E) A ∩ B 0 ∩ C
(C) (A ∩ C) ∪ (B ∩ C)
(F) none of these
3. Determine which of the following forms a partition of U = {a, b, c, d, 1, 2, 3}
(A) {A, B, C}, where A = {a, 1, 3}, B = {b, c, 2}, C = {d, 2}
(B) {A, B, C}, where A = {a, 1, 3}, B = {b, c, 2}, C = {d, 3}
(C) {A, B, C}, where A = {a, 3}, B = {b, c}, C = {d, 1, 2}
(D) {A, B, C}, where A = {a, b}, B = {c, d}, C = {1, 2}
(E) {A, B, C}, where A = {a, b, c, d}, B = {1, 2, 3}, C = ?
(F) none of these
4. Let A = {x, y, z}, B = {1, 2}, and the universal set U = A × B. Find C 0 , where C =
{(x, 1), (x, 2), (z, 2)}.
(A) {(z, 1), (y, 2), (z, 2)}
(D) {(y, 1), (y, 2), (z, 2)}
(B) {(z, 1), (y, 2)}
(E) {(z, 1), (y, 2), (y, 1)}
(C) {(z, 2), (y, 2), (y, 1)}
(F) none of these
5. One hundred students are surveyed. Fifty say they want a room in a dorm, 55 want a meal
plan at a dorm, and 35 want both. Determine how many students want neither a room nor
a meal plan?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
(E) 30
(F) none of these
6. An experiment consists of flipping a coin at most four times and noting each time whether
the result is a head or tail. The experiment is stopped if either two consecutive heads or two
consecutive tails occur. Determine the total number of outcomes for this experiment. (Hint:
Draw a tree diagram.)
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 14
(E) 16
(F) none of these
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Exam 1 – Version 1
7. Find P (6, 2).
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 60
(E) 120
(F) none of these
(A) 20
(B) 40
(C) 45
(D) 50
(E) 110
(F) none of these
8. Find C(10, 2).
9. Find the number of ways in which a club with 8 members can select a president and treasurer.
(A) 17
(B) 18
(C) 56
(D) 72
(E) 81 (F) none of these
10. A cellular phone company offers 2 types of service (digital and analog), along with 3 calling
plans for each type of service, and 3 styles of phones available with each type of service, and
regardless of the plan. A complete package consists of a calling plan, a type of service, and
a phone. Find the total number of complete packages.
(A) 9
(B) 12
(C) 18
(D) 24
(E) 28
(F) none of these
11. Suppose an experiment has a sample space of outcomes S = {O1 , O2 , O3 , O4 , O5 } with associated weights (probabilities) w1 = .20, w2 = .15, w3 = .30, w4 = .25, and w5 = .10. If
E1 = {O1 , O2 }, E2 = {O2 , O4 , O5 }, find P r[E10 ∩ E2 ].
(A) .25
(B) .30
(C) .35
(D) .45
(E) .55
(F) none of these
12. A judiciary committee of 5 is to be selected from a group of 5 Democrats and 6 Republicans,
in such a way that there are at least two members from each party on the subcommittee.
Determine the number of ways that this subcommittee can be chosen.
(A) 320
(B) 330
(C) 340
(D) 350 (E) 360 (F) none of these
13. There are 21 cans of cola in a cooler. Seven of them are diet cola, and the rest are regular
cola. If two cans are pulled from the cooler at random, find the probability that both are
diet.
(A)
1
10
(B)
3
10
(C)
3
20
(D)
4
21
(E)
5
17
(F) none of these
14. Suppose that a student walking through the Sample Gates is asked to take an Ad Sheet with
probability .7, is asked to answer a survey with probability .2, and is asked to do both with
probability .05. Determine the probability that a student will be asked to do neither.
(A) .05
(B) .10
(C) .15
(D) .20
(E) .25
(F) none of these
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15. A “hand” of five cards are drawn at random from standard deck of 52. Determine the
probability that the hand consists of three aces and two kings.
(A)
(D)
C(4,3)×C(4,2)
C(52,5)
C(4,3)×C(48,2)
C(52,5)
(B)
(E)
C(4,3)+C(4,2)
C(52,5)
C(5,3)×C(5,2)
C(52,5)
(C)
C(4,3)+C(48,2)
C(52,5)
(F) none of these
16. An experiment with equally likely outcomes has a sample space S and an event E, with
P r[E] = .25 and n(E) = 10. Find n(S).
(A) 40
(B) 50
(C) 60
(D) 70
(E) 80
(F) none of these
17. How many subsets with exactly 3 elements are there for a set of 8 elements?
(A) 27
(B) 42
(C) 56
(D) 64
(E) 110
(F) none of these
18. Sports fans in the state were polled and the following data obtained.
41 percent followed Indiana University sports
40 percent followed Purdue University sports
48 percent followed Notre Dame University sports
20 percent followed both Indiana and Notre Dame
25 percent followed both Purdue and Notre Dame
10 percent followed both Indiana and Purdue
5 percent followed all three.
Find the percentage of those polled who follow Indiana but neither Purdue nor Notre Dame.
(A) 15 percent
(D) 18 percent
(B) 16 percent
(E) 20 percent
(C) 17 percent
(F) none of these
19. Determine the number of five-letter code words that can be formed from the word mommy.
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 30
(E) 60
(F) none of these
20. The music school has 3 women and 4 men audition for solo performances. In deciding on an
evening program the director must choose 4 different soloists performing in a particular order.
If a program is selected at random, determine the probability that the program consists of
two women followed by two men.
(A)
2
35
(B)
3
35
(C)
6
35
(D)
16
35
(E)
17
35
(F) none of these
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Exam 1 – Version 2
Exam 1 – Version 2
This is a 50 minute test.
1. Of a group of 100 people, 33 like earrings, 29 like tattoos, and 26 like tattoos but don’t like
earrings. How many like neither earrings nor tattoos?
(A) 59
(B) 41
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(C) 38
(D) 12
(E) none of the others
2. In the diagram below, which of the following is true?
A
x B
C
(A) x ∈ (A ∩ C 0 ) ∪ (B ∩ C)
(D) x ∈ (A ∩ C) ∪ (B 0 ∩ C)
(B) x ∈ (A ∪ B) ∩ (A0 ∪ C)
(E) none of the others
(C) x ∈ (A ∩ C 0 ) ∩ (B ∩ C)
3. Two 6-sided dice are rolled. What is the probability that at least one of the dice shows a 1?
(A)
1
3
(B)
1
12
(C)
11
36
(D)
1
6
(E) none of the others
4. A saleswoman is scheduling trips to visit 3 of the following 6 cities: Cleveland, Chicago, St.
Louis, Buffalo, Detroit, and Kansas City. A schedule is a list of the 3 cities in the order to
be visited. How many different schedules are there which include Kansas City?
(A) 60
(B) 120
(C) 20
(D) 24
(E) none of the others
5. Find n (A ∩ B), given that A and B are subsets of U with n (U ) = 52, n (A0 ∩ B 0 ) = 8,
n (A) = 31, and n (B 0 ) = 10.
(A) 29
(B) 44
(C) 21
(D) 33
(E) none of the others
6. A Greek urn contains a red ball, a blue ball, a yellow ball, and an orange ball. A ball is drawn
from the urn at random and then replaced. If one does this 4 times, what is the probability
that all 4 colors were selected?
(A)
1
70
(B)
3
32
(C)
2
9
(D)
1
4
(E) none of the others
7. A fortune teller foretells that each of 4 boys (Eric, Jason, Jeff, Kevin) will marry one of 4
girls (Jodie, Lisa, Susan, Wendy). How many ways can this be done? (No divorces or bigamy
please!)
(A) 12 (B) 6 (C) 44 (D) 24 (E) none of the others
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8. How many 4-letter words can be formed by rearranging the letters in the word “seek”?
(A) 12
(B) 24
(C) 6
(D) 24
(E) none of the others
9. Godzilla wants to destroy two buildings: a fast-food restaurant and either a tanning salon or
a public restroom. He sees the following buildings: 2 fast-food restaurants, 3 tanning salons,
and 2 public restrooms. How many ways can Godzilla fulfill his desires?
(A) 10
(B) 21
(C) 12
(D) 7
(E) none of the others
10. I have 4 pencils, 3 ball-point pens, and a felt-tip marker in a cup on my desk. I choose a
writing implement from the cup randomly. What is the probability that it is not a ball-point
pen?
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(A) 31 (B) 23 (C) 12
(D) 38 (E) none of the others
11. Captain Jean-Luc Picard has 3 blue shirts and 5 red shirts. He picked two at random to take
on a weekend trip to Earth. What is the probability that he took a shirt of each color?
(A)
1
15
(B)
2
7
(C)
8
15
(D)
15
28
(E) none of the others
12. Constance Noring has 5 cassettes by the Rolling Stones and 2 cassettes by R.E.M. She picks
three at random to listen to in her car. What is the probability that she takes 2 by the
Rolling Stones and 1 by R.E.M.?
(A)
2
35
(B)
2
7
(C)
13
35
(D)
4
7
(E) none of the others
13. Bob Smith watches the television talk shows on Wednesday morning. After each show he
notes whether it is dull, offensive, or good. He turns off the TV after seeing 1 dull show, 1
offensive show, or if 3 shows have been watched altogether. How many outcomes are possible?
(A) 13
(B) 23
(C) 7
(D) 9
(E) none of the others
Numbers 14–16 are True/False.
14. n (A ∩ B) + n (A ∪ B) = n (A) + n (B) for any sets A and B.
0
15. (A ∪ B) = A0 ∪ B 0 for any sets A and B.
16. Flip two coins and note the number of heads. The outcomes {0, 1, 2} are equally likely.
MIDTERM EXAMS
Sample exams included in textbook, Appendix D
Exam 3 – Version 1
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Exam 3 – Version 1
This is a 75 minute test.
Part 1.
Problems 1 through 13 are worth 5 points each, a total of 65 points.
In each of the problems 1 through 4, the augmented matrix shown has been obtained by a
sequence of row operations. In each case, decide which of the following statements is true about
the associated system of equations.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)

1. 

2. 

3. 


4. 

The system has a unique solution.
The system has no solution.
The system has an infinite number of solutions with one arbitrary parameter.
The system has an infinite number of solutions with two arbitrary parameters.
None of the above.

1 0
5 10
0 3 −3 6 
0 1 −1 2

1 0
6 4
0 3 −3 6 
0 1 −1 −2

1 0
1
0 2
0 1 −1 −4 0 
0 2 −2 −8 0

1 0
0
2 2
0 1 −1
3 1 

0 1 −1 −3 1 
0 0
1
1 −2
5. Find the maximum value of the objective function in the following linear programming problem.

x≥0




 y≥0
5x + 2y ≤ 90
Maximize 3x + y, subject to


 3x + 4y ≤ 96


y ≤ 30
(A) 96
(B) 51
(C) 54
(D) 30
(E) none of the others
For problems 6, 7, and 8, the matrices A, B, and C are defined as



−1
3
5
4 −2 1
1 
A=
B= 3
C =  −1
2 −5 6
2 −2
3

−3
2 
0
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6. Find the (2, 1) element of AB.
(A) −2
(B) 8
(C) 12
(D) −5
(E) none of the others
7. Find the (1, 2) element of 2B − C.
(A) 7
(B) 5
(C) 9
(D) 3
(E) none of the others
8. A matrix D satisfies 3B + D = 2C. Find the (2, 2) element of the matrix D.
(A) −1
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) none of the others
9. Which of the following systems of equations has a unique solution?
2x − 3y = 2
2x − 3y = 2
2x − 3y = 2
(A)
(B)
(C)
−4x + 6y = 4
4x − 6y = 4
4x + 6y = −4
2x − 3y = 2
(D)
(E) none of the others
−4x + 6y = −4
10. Find the y-coordinate of the intersection of the lines 3x − 4y = 11 and 5x + 2y = 1.
(A) −2
(B) 1
(C) 4
(D)
1
2
(E) none of the others
11. Which of the following constraints describes the shaded set shown on the coordinate system
below?
y
1
−3
−2
−1
0
1
2
x
−1
(A) x − 2y ≤ 2
(D) x − 2y ≥ −2
(B) x − 2y ≥ 2 (C) x − 2y ≤ −2
(E) none of the others
12. A set S is described by the system of inequalities

 6x + 2y ≤ 10
2x − y ≥ 0

x − 3y ≤ 15
Find the y-coordinate of the corner point of S in the first quadrant.
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 1
(D) 3
(E) none of the others
Exam 3 – Version 1
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13. Find the equation of the line whose graph is shown below.
y
(−2, 1)
−4
−3
r
−2
(0, 3)
4
3
2
1
x
−1
0
1
−1
(A) x − y = 3
(D) x + y = 3
(B) 3x − y = −3 (C) x − y = −3
(E) none of the others
Part 2.
Problem 1 is worth 15 points, problems 2 and 3 are worth 10 points each, a total of 35 points.
1. Formulate and solve the following problem. Show all work.
Barbara’s Basket’s, Inc., produces two types of decorative straw baskets, Colonial and Southwest styles. One Colonial basket requires 30 pieces of yellow straw and 30 pieces of brown
straw, and one Southwest basket requires 50 pieces of yellow straw and 10 pieces of brown
straw. Each week the company has 4500 pieces of yellow straw and 1500 pieces of brown
straw to be used to produce baskets. There is a commitment to produce at least 30 Southwest
baskets. The profit is $4.00 for each Colonial basket and $6.00 for each Southwest basket.
How many baskets of each type should be produced each week to maximize profit?
2. Find all solutions of the following system of equations. Show all work.

= 0
 2x − 5y
x − 3y − z = −1

−x + 2y − z = −1

1
3. Find the inverse of the matrix A =  0
2
0
1
1

1
1 . Show all work.
4
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Exam 3 – Version 2
Exam 3 – Version 2
This is a 75 minute test.
1. Find an equation for the straight line which goes through (2, 3) and is parallel to the line
9x + 3y = 1.
(A) 3x − y = 3 (B) 3x + y = 9 (C) 3x + y = 1
(D) 2x + y = 7 (E) 2x − y = 1 (F) none of these
2. Find the equation which describes a line with y-intercept −2 and slope 43 ?
(A) 3x + 4y = 6
(D) 4x − 3y = 6
(B) 3x − 4y = 6
(E) 4x − 3y = 2
(C) 4x + 3y = 6
(F) none of these
3. Find the value of x at the intersection of the line 2x + 3y = 18 and x − y = 4.
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6
(F) none of these
4. Select the correct statement about the three lines given by the equations:
x + y = 2,
x = −2,
x + 2y = 7.
(A) Two of these lines are parallel.
(B) Two of these lines have negative slopes, and the slope is undefined for the other line.
(C) Two of these lines have negative slopes, and the slope is zero for the other line.
(D) Two of these lines have positive slopes, and the slope is undefined for the other line.
(E) These lines all go through a single point
(F) none of the above.
5. Suppose that the cost of renting in-line skates is related to the number of hours the skates
are rented by a linear equation. Also, suppose the cost of a 2-hour rental is $20 and the cost
of a 3-hour rental is $25. Find the cost of a 6-hour rental.
(A) $40
(B) $42
(C) $44 (D) $46 (E) $48
(F) none of these
For each of the augmented matrices in the next three problems, determine which of the following statements is true about the associated system of linear equations:
(A) The system has no solution.
(B) The system has exactly one solution.
(C) The system has exactly two solutions.
(D) The system has infinitely many solutions in which one variable can be selected arbitrarily.
(E) The system has infinitely many solutions in which two variables can be selected arbitrarily.
(F) none of the above.


1 2 0
0 7
 0 0 1 −1 2 
6.
0 0 0
0 0
Exam 3 – Version 2

7.
8.
1
 0
0

1
 0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
17

7
2
1

7
2
0
9. Determine which of the following matrices are in reduced



1
1 0 −1 3 1
B= 0
A= 0 1
4 2 1 
0
0 0
0 1 3



1 0 0 0 1
1
C =  0 1 0 0 1 
D= 0
0
0 0 0 1 3
(A) C only
(D) B, C and D only
form.
0
1
0
−1 0
4 0
0 1
1
1
0
0 0
0 0
0 1
(B) B and C only
(E) A and C only

1
1
3

1
1
3
(C) A, B and C
(F) none of these
10. Ralph’s Fill Dirt and Croissant Shop in Spencer makes both grand and petit croissants. Each
grand requires 1 ounce of flour and 2 ounces of butter, while each petit requires only 14 ounce
of flour and 13 ounce of butter. It is the end of the month and Ralph has only 4 ounces of
flour and 6 ounces of butter. Ralph calculates how many of each type of croissant he should
make in order to use all his ingredients. Determine the number of grand croissants Ralph
calculated.
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4 (E) 5
Problems 11 and 12 refer to the following matrices
2 4 1
−2
A=
B=
C = (1 2)
1 1 0
1
(F) none of these
D=
2
3
0
1
E = (3
−1 )
11. Determine which of the following is defined.
(A) A − DB
(B) 3B + DC
(C) BC + 2D
(D) AE
12. Find CA.
(A) ( 1 6 1 )
(D) ( 4 6 1 )
(B) ( 4 3 1 )
(E) undefined
(E) BC + E
(C) ( 4 6 −1 )
(F) none of these
13. Find the value of x which solves the system of equations:
2x + 4y + 10z = −2
y − 3z = 4
x + 2y + 6z = −2
(F) none of these
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Exam 3 – Version 2
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
(F) none of these
14. Find all solutions to the following system of equations:
x − y + 3z
= 5
2x + y
+ 3w = 7
−x + y − 3z + 4w = 3
(A) x = 2, y = −3 + 3z, z arbitrary, w = 2
(B) x = 2 + z, y = −3 + 3z, z arbitrary, w = 2
(C) x = 3 − z, y = −3 + 3z, z arbitrary, w = 2
(D) x = 2 − z, y = −3 + 2z, z arbitrary, w = 2
(E) x = 2 − z − 2w, y = −3 + 2z + w, z arbitrary, w arbitrary
(F) none of these
15. A certain 3 × 3 matrix A has as its inverse the

1
A−1 =  1
0
matrix

1 1
−1 0  .
−1 2
Determine the value of y where

  
9
x
Ay  =  4 
−3
z
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5
(F) none of these
16. An economy has two goods: steel and grain. One needs .25 units of steel to produce 1 unit
of steel, and .27 units of grain to produce 1 unit of grain. In addition, one needs .2 units of
steel to make 1 unit of grain, and .4 units of grain to make one unit of steel. Let x1 be the
number of units of steel produced and x2 be the number of units of grain produced. Find
the technology matrix associated with the corresponding Leontief economic model.
.25 .4
.25 .2
.27 .4
(A)
(B)
(C)
.2 .25
.2 .27 .4 .27 .27 .2
.25 .27
(D)
(E)
(F) none of these
.4 .25
.2 .4
17. Let
A=
.4 .2
.9 .2
,
D=
30
60
,
and
X=
x1
x2
be the technology matrix, demand vector, and production schedule for a Leontief economic
model. Find x1 .
(A) 80
(B) 90
(C) 100
(D) 110
(E) 120
(F) none of these
Exam 3 – Version 2
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18. An enterprising student plans to make and sell novelty T-shirts at the Little 500. A simpler
style requires 1 ounce of ink and 20 minutes of labor for each shirt, while a more elaborate
style requires 3 ounces of ink and 70 minutes to make each shirt. The student has 12 gallon
of ink and can spend at most 20 hours making the T-shirts. The profit on the simpler style
is $3 per shirt, and the profit on the more elaborate shirt is $5. Let x represent the number
of simpler style shirts and y the number of more elaborate style shirts. Formulate a linear
programming problem to maximize the profit. (Recall that there are 128 ounces in a gallon.)
Maximize 3x + 5y subject to
(A) x + 3y ≤ 128, 20x + 70y ≤ 20, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(B) x + 3y ≤ 128, 20x + 70y ≤ 1200, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(C) 3x + y ≤ 64, 20x + 70y ≤ 1200, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(D) 3x + y ≤ 64, 70x + 20y ≤ 20, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(E) x + 3y ≤ 64, 20x + 70y ≤ 1200, x ≥ 0, y ≥ 0
(F) none of these
19. Determine the feasible set given by the constraints
x + y ≥ 2,
@@
−1
−x + y ≥ 1,
x ≥ 0,
y≥0
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@@
@
@
@
@
@
y
y
y
y
y
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
x
−1
(A)
(F) none of these
0
1
2
x
−1
0
(B)
1
2
x
−1
0
(C)
1
(D)
2
x
−1
0
1
(E)
20. Find the minimum of x + y on the feasible set shown below.
y
3
@@
@
2
1
x
−1
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
0
(D) 6
1
2
3
4
(E) there is no minimum
(F) none of these
2
x
FINAL EXAMS
Sample exams included in textbook, Appendix D
ANSWERS FOR SAMPLE EXAMS 1 AND 3
Sample Exam 1, Version 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
C
B
C
E
5.
6.
7.
8.
E
B
B
C
9. C
10. C
11. C
12. D
13.
14.
15.
16.
A
C
A
A
17.
18.
19.
20.
9. A
10. E
11. D
12. D
13.
14.
15.
16.
C
True
False
False
7. C
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. A
C
B
C
B
Sample Exam 1, Version 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
A
C
A
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
B
D
A
Sample Exam 3, Version 1
Part 1.
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. C
6. D
13. C
Part 2.
1. To maximize profit, Barbara’s should produce 25 Colonial baskets and 75 Southwest baskets
each week.

2 −5
0 0
2. First, write this system as an augmented matrix  1 −3 −1 −1 . Then perform
−1
2 −1 −1


1 0 5 5
Gaussian elimination to get  0 1 2 2  . So x + 5z = 5 and y + 2z = 2, and the answer is
0 0 0 0
x = 5 − 5z, y = 2 − 2z, and z is arbitrary.


3. To find the inverse,

A−1 is the matrix 
3
2
−2
1
reduce the augmented matrix  0
2

1 −1
2 −1 .
−1
1
0
1
1
1
1
4
1
0
0
0
1
0

0
0 . The inverse
1
Sample Exam 3, Version 2
1.
2.
3.
4.
B
D
E
B
5.
6.
7.
8.
A
E
A
D
9. B
10. A
11. C
12. D
13.
14.
15.
16.
B
D
E
B
17.
18.
19.
20.
E
E
C
A